Vijaypat Singhania - Revision history

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	'''Vijaypat Singhania''' is the former chairman emeritus of the [[Raymond Group]] and a former [[Sheriff of Gujarat]], from 19 December 2005 to 18 December 2006.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2017-08-11 \|title=Who is Vijaypat Singhania? \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/former-raymond-chairman-vijaypat-singhania-gautam-singhania-4791635/ \|access-date=2022-03-23 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>		'''Vijaypat Singhania''' is the former chairman emeritus of the [[Raymond Group]] and a former [[Sheriff of Gujarat]], from 19 December 2005 to 18 December 2006.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2017-08-11 \|title=Who is Vijaypat Singhania? \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/former-raymond-chairman-vijaypat-singhania-gautam-singhania-4791635/ \|access-date=2022-03-23 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>

	A keen aviator, Singhania holds the world record for highest altitude gained travelling in a [[hot air balloon]], notably carried out at the age of 67.<ref name="balloonrecord">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4467766.stm\|title=Indian sets balloon flight record\|date=2005-11-26\|publisher=BBC\|pages=1\|access-date=2009-03-06}}</ref> Singhania also holds a world record for his solo microlight flight from UK to India in 1988. Singhania has over 5,000 hours of flight experience. In 1994 he won the gold medal in the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] air race covering a distance of 34,000 km spanning 24 days. To mark this occasion he was conferred the rank of Hon. [[Air Commodore]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. In 2003, he was awarded the [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] by the [[Government of India]], in 2005 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the [[Royal Aero Club]], and in 2006, the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian award by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Adventure award for Vijaypat Singhania \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030521/ncr3.htm#4 \|access-date=19 September 2020 \|work=The Tribune, India \|date=20 May ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2015 \|access-date=21 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>		A keen aviator, Singhania holds the world record for highest altitude gained travelling in a [[hot air balloon]], notably carried out at the age of 67.<ref name="balloonrecord">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4467766.stm\|title=Indian sets balloon flight record\|date=2005-11-26\|publisher=BBC\|pages=1\|access-date=2009-03-06}}</ref> Singhania also holds a world record for his solo microlight flight from UK to India in 1988. Singhania has over 5,000 hours of flight experience. In 1994 he won the gold medal in the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] air race covering a distance of 34,000 km spanning 24 days. To mark this occasion he was conferred the rank of Hon. [[Air Commodore]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. In 2003, he was awarded the [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] by the [[Government of India]], in 2005 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the [[Royal Aero Club]], and in 2006, the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian award by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Adventure award for Vijaypat Singhania \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030521/ncr3.htm#4 \|access-date=19 September 2020 \|work=The Tribune, India \|date=20 May 2003}}</ref><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2015 \|access-date=21 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>
	Singhania wrote the book 'An Angel in the Cockpit', an account of his journey from the UK to India on a microlight aircraft in 1988.		Singhania wrote the book 'An Angel in the Cockpit', an account of his journey from the UK to India on a microlight aircraft in 1988.
	In March 2007 he was nominated to be Chairman of the Governing Council, IIM Ahmedabad (succeeding [[N.R. Narayana Murthy]]).		In March 2007 he was nominated to be Chairman of the Governing Council, IIM Ahmedabad (succeeding [[N.R. Narayana Murthy]]).

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	'''Vijaypat Singhania''' ~~was~~ the chairman emeritus of the [[Raymond Group]] ~~of clothing and textiles~~ and a former [[Sheriff of ~~Mumbai~~]], from 19 December 2005 to 18 December 2006.		'''Vijaypat Singhania''' is the former chairman emeritus of the [[Raymond Group]] and a former [[Sheriff of Gujarat]], from 19 December 2005 to 18 December 2006.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2017-08-11 \|title=Who is Vijaypat Singhania? \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/former-raymond-chairman-vijaypat-singhania-gautam-singhania-4791635/ \|access-date=2022-03-23 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>

	A keen aviator, Singhania holds the world record for highest altitude gained travelling in a [[hot air balloon]], notably carried out at the age of 67.<ref name="balloonrecord">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4467766.stm\|title=Indian sets balloon flight record\|date=2005-11-26\|publisher=BBC\|pages=1\|access-date=2009-03-06}}</ref> Singhania also holds a world record for his solo microlight flight from UK to India in 1988. Singhania has ~~flight experience of~~ over 5,000 hours. In 1994, he won the gold medal in the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] air race covering a distance of 34,000 km spanning 24 days. To mark this occasion he was conferred the rank of Hon. [[Air Commodore]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. In 2003, he was awarded [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] by the [[Government of India]], in 2005 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the [[Royal Aero Club]], and in 2006,the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian award by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Adventure award for Vijaypat Singhania \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030521/ncr3.htm#4 \|access-date=19 September 2020 \|work=The Tribune, India \|date=20 May ~~2003~~}}</ref><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2015 \|access-date=21 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~6U68ulwpb?url=~~http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 ~~November 2014~~ }}</ref>		A keen aviator, Singhania holds the world record for highest altitude gained travelling in a [[hot air balloon]], notably carried out at the age of 67.<ref name="balloonrecord">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4467766.stm\|title=Indian sets balloon flight record\|date=2005-11-26\|publisher=BBC\|pages=1\|access-date=2009-03-06}}</ref> Singhania also holds a world record for his solo microlight flight from UK to India in 1988. Singhania has over 5,000 hours of flight experience. In 1994 he won the gold medal in the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] air race covering a distance of 34,000 km spanning 24 days. To mark this occasion he was conferred the rank of Hon. [[Air Commodore]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. In 2003, he was awarded the [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] by the [[Government of India]], in 2005 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the [[Royal Aero Club]], and in 2006, the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian award by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Adventure award for Vijaypat Singhania \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030521/ncr3.htm#4 \|access-date=19 September 2020 \|work=The Tribune, India \|date=20 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2015 \|access-date=21 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>
	Singhania ~~also~~ wrote a book 'An Angel in the Cockpit' account of his journey from the UK to India on a microlight aircraft in 1988.		Singhania wrote the book 'An Angel in the Cockpit', an account of his journey from the UK to India on a microlight aircraft in 1988.
	In March 2007 he was nominated to be Chairman of the Governing Council, IIM Ahmedabad succeeding [[N.R. Narayana Murthy]].		In March 2007 he was nominated to be Chairman of the Governing Council, IIM Ahmedabad (succeeding [[N.R. Narayana Murthy]]).

			He is entangled in a property dispute with his son, and had this message for parents across the country: "Love your children and care for them, but don't love them so much that you are blinded". In 2015, he handed over his shares, worth over Rs. 1,000 crore, to [[Gautam Singhania]] the younger of his two sons, and had this to say in 2017 to NDTV, "In the 79 years of my life, I'd never thought I would have to take a family dispute to court after giving away everything I had and that I wouldn't even have a roof over my head." At the time he was living in rented accommodation and demanding to be reimbursed for the rent.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Raymond Man Vijaypat Singhania Has A Message For Parents \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/raymonds-man-vijaypat-singhania-has-a-message-for-parents-1737624 \|website=www.ndtv.com}}</ref>

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'''Vijaypat Singhania''' was the chairman emeritus of the [[Raymond Group]] of clothing and textiles and a former [[Sheriff of Mumbai]], from 19 December 2005 to 18 December 2006.

A keen aviator, Singhania holds the world record for highest altitude gained travelling in a [[hot air balloon]], notably carried out at the age of 67.<ref name="balloonrecord">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4467766.stm|title=Indian sets balloon flight record|date=2005-11-26|publisher=BBC|pages=1|access-date=2009-03-06}}</ref> Singhania also holds a world record for his solo microlight flight from UK to India in 1988. Singhania has flight experience of over 5,000 hours. In 1994, he won the gold medal in the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] air race covering a distance of 34,000 km spanning 24 days. To mark this occasion he was conferred the rank of Hon. [[Air Commodore]] of the [[Indian Air Force]]. In 2003, he was awarded [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] by the [[Government of India]], in 2005 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the [[Royal Aero Club]], and in 2006,the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian award by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Adventure award for Vijaypat Singhania |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030521/ncr3.htm#4 |access-date=19 September 2020 |work=The Tribune, India |date=20 May 2003}}</ref><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref>
Singhania also wrote a book 'An Angel in the Cockpit' account of his journey from the UK to India on a microlight aircraft in 1988.
In March 2007 he was nominated to be Chairman of the Governing Council, IIM Ahmedabad succeeding [[N.R. Narayana Murthy]].

==References==
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